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Course Description:

This course is designed to give anyone involved in the creation of digital artwork an understanding of the whole process from layout to final printed work and to avoid the expensive mistakes and broken deadlines often caused by a lack of expertise in this field.

This course provides a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the digital reproduction process. The course explores the terminology and techniques used by professionals in the digital repro industry. You will look at preparing, storing, proofing and transferring files, separating your artwork and everything you need to know about sending your artwork to a printer or bureau.

This course includes the following mod…

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Course Description:

This course is designed to give anyone involved in the creation
of digital artwork an understanding of the whole process from
layout to final printed work and to avoid the expensive mistakes
and broken deadlines often caused by a lack of expertise in this
field.

This course provides a detailed and comprehensive understanding
of the digital reproduction process. The course explores the
terminology and techniques used by professionals in the digital
repro industry. You will look at preparing, storing, proofing and
transferring files, separating your artwork and everything you need
to know about sending your artwork to a printer or bureau.

This course includes the following modules:

Introduction

Understanding file formats

The relationship between layout, image editing and drawing
programs

Working with fonts

Font substitution

Fixing font ID clashes

Type 1, TrueType and OpenType fonts

Image resolution

Scanning artwork

Determining the right resolution

Working with pixels

Understanding screen angles

Fixing moire patterns

Actual ppi vs effective ppi

Document setup

Working with bleeds

Working with a slug

Setting crop marks

Setting up spreads

Imposing pages

Spot colour artwork

Working with tints

Working with mixed inks

Working with duotones

Setting up a spot varnish

Compression

Different compression algorithms and what they mean

JPEG, MPEG et al

Transparency

Understanding clipping paths

Understanding alpha channels and layers masks

Using transparency effects

Avoiding printing problems

Practical exercises

Trapping

What is trapping?

How to trap artwork

How to avoid the need for trapping

Colour models

RGB vs CMYK

Understanding the difference between RGB and CMYK

When to use one and not the other

When to convert to CMYK

Image editing

Cropping an image

Changing image size

Tonal correction

Image retouching

Colour correction

Image sharpening

Using a non-destructive workflow

Colour management

What is colour management?

Understanding colour settings

Implementing a colour managed workflow

Preparing print-ready PDFs

Exporting from InDesign

Using Acrobat Distiller

Using PDF export presets

Preflighting and packaging

Fixing broken links

A preflight checklist

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